THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
CARRIES UNITED PRESS SERVICE—HOT OFF THE WIRE.
\ Ol ITME XIII—NO. 283.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1915.
DAILY EDITION.
GERMANY'S NOTE secretary
NOT SATISFACTORY ™ C A-
refuses any
assurance
of safety
NUMEROUS RESTRICTIONS ON
PASSENGER SHIPS HAVE
BEEN PROPOSED.
REPLY IS TRANSLATED
TODAY'S ODDEST STORY.
♦ By th* United Press. ♦
♦ BESSEMER, Mich., July 10.— ♦
♦ Andrew Lappi and his family ♦
♦ went to call on one of their ♦
♦ neighbors and they never re- ♦
♦ turned home. ♦
♦ It wasn't their fault. They ♦
♦ started back, but when they ♦
♦ reached the place where the ♦
at work
F. W. WETMORE, GALESBUKG
ILL.. HAS ARRIVED IN LAWTON
TO BE r.ENERAL SECRETARY.
SENDING OUT LETTERS
♦ CANNOT SMOKE AND READ ♦
♦ IN ST. PAUL LIBRARY. ♦
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♦ By the United Press. ♦
♦ ST. .PAUL, Minn., July 10 — ♦
♦ Because he liked ? sr loke with ♦
♦ his books C. E. Varlc* is having: ♦
♦ a lot of trouble. He went to a ♦
♦ public library, lit his old jimmy ♦
♦ and started to take things easy. ♦
| ♦ But attendants objected. So he ♦
♦ thought the next best thing was ♦
I ♦ to sit on the steps, smoke and ♦
(♦ read. He took his magazine. ♦
:♦ started for the steps, and was ♦
|* arrested, charged with attempt ♦
}♦ ing to steal the magazine. ♦
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new road
law now
♦ house had stood there was only a ♦ . . .. , , , ,
- ,. . , , , , . , . - Subscriptions for May, June, July
♦ bite hole, or several hundred feet ♦ j XT   D „ 
♦ around the residence the ground ♦,
♦ was undermined and the house ♦ i
♦ had dropped into an old shaft ♦ f
♦ 200 feet dee;' ♦ .
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Now Due; Repair Emerson Build-
ing Immediately.
LITTLE DEVIL
Officials Say That Germany's
Enunciates New Inter-
national Laws.
Reply
By thj United Press.
WASHINGT- D. C., July 10.-
Officials say 'il'f t Germany's reply
enunciated new i.itei national law doc-
trine. They are greatly disappointed,
as critics say that she has returned to
the first principles of warfare under
the claim thst England's methods
drove her to it.
It is held that President Wilson's
claim have been denied in an impor-
ant respect.
Germany proposed to guarantee
non contraband character of cargoes
won't go as would notify submarines
ali but certain marked vessels were
their legitimate prey.
No ultimatum in reply probably
will lie given but a firm position will
be held.
BERLIN, July 10.—Germany's of-
fer embodied in the reply to the
United States note regarding the
sinking of the Lusitania and sub-
marine warfare, which was delivered
to James W. Gerard, the American
ambassador Thursday ni&ht Is:
First—Reiterated assurance that
American ships engaged in legitimate
traffic will n"* be interferred with nor
the lives of Americans upon neutrals
shin be endangered.
Second—That German submarines
will be instructed to allow American
I F. W. Wetmore, of Galesburg. 111.,
I who arrived in Lawton the first of the
week, has begun work in earnest for
| the local Y. M. C. A., as its general
I secretary, and is busy today sending
fiRFAT pill I FRi0Ut notificat>on blanks telling the
"■•LHI I 'JULLII j subscribers that their ibscriptlons
  I for the quarter, compost >>f May,
I June and July are now due. This
money was subscribed some time
namwure company iook us oui,iy lno i since, and the provisional committee
Scott Ferris farnf this morning, j needs the money now to commence
where he /as making a plowing | the repairs on the Emerson school
demonstration with the Hart Parr' building, -hich building will soon be
tractor, called the Little Devil. There j fitted up for a first class Y. M. C. A.
was attached to the tractor, a J. 1.1 A charter has been applied for and
Case 3 bottom automatic lift plow. as soon as it arrives, the temporary
The tractor is a single wheel 26 j organization will be£ppplanted by a
inch and is a powerful puller, pulling j permanent organization.
the three g plows through hard , Mr. Wetmore is a genial gentle-
dirt without any unusual effort. It man, well met, and thoroughly quali-
was doing a fine piece of work and the fieri both from the standpoint of
time is near at hand when most of thr | previous experit^e and thorough
heavy plowing will be done with a | knowledge of the work. He was
tractor, as it will prove cheaper and i sraduated from Knox College at Gal-
furnishes greater power and the work 1 esburg, III., in 1900, and since that
can be done, when it could itot be done time has been engaged in physical di-
wit'r. teams.
DOUBLE HEADER
AT FT. SUNDAY
rector work in Y. M. C. A. work
While at Knox he was physical
director for two years, going from
there to Quebec, Canada, where he
had charge of the Y. M. C. A. He was
also af: Ann Arbor, Mich., Y. M. C. A.
four years.
He was intimately associated with
this work in Mexico City, Mexico,
where he acted as Boys' Work Secre-
GOV. WILLIAMS
COMING TONIGHT
advance on
lubin is
in effect now halted
Section S. The county desiring
convicts to work u|k i the state roads
must bear the cost of transporting
the men, animals, tools, guards, and
equipment from the prison or other
location where it or they may then be
to the place where the work is to be
done, board for guards and fuel and
supplies for power machinery, and
ordinary running repairs to the same,
so long as the gang remains in their
county, paying fur same out of the
county road and bridge fund. Metal,
I cement, stone or any other concreto
C0mmB | or road building materials to be used
in the work projected shall be fum-
Governor Williams intends
down tonight on the Frisco,
panied by Federal Superintendent j i^^'^^the couniy"'unie"ss the'plan
Fish Hatcheries to look over the sight !,„ ^ uae the conv,ct8 for the produc
for the state fish hatchery and make
the locations,
NEW PALM BEACHES '
AT POLICE OFFICE
tion of the same, which plan is here-
| by also specifically contemplated.
! Section 4. The State Board of Pub-
| lie Affairs is hereby authorized and
| directed to formulate rules and refcu-
jlations for t--v  government of state
convicts while working on the public
roads, including "good time" allow-
ance for good behavior and efficient
service.
Section 5. The corporation com-
mission shall have power to make and
enforce rates for transportation of
persons and freight in connection
The members of the police force,
including Night Captain Landis, are
looking natty and neat in new suits
of Palm Beach, of dark gray color. , . ^
The intense heat of the last few ™th th?. work °f stat? c,onvicts uPon
There will be a double header base tary for some time.
As soon as the committee gets the
subscription in, they intend to com-
mence immediately on the Emerson
passenger ships to pass freely and £he Fort, as the first game will
ball game at Ft. Sill Sunday, Axtell
of Fort Worth, Texas, and Keith, of
this city will pitch the games. Two
other Fort Worth men will play in building, expecting to have it in first
the gataes. All the men are in first class condition within a short time,
class condition and Manager Chesher
says that it will be a first class af-
ternoon's amusement.
All people intending to see both
games should catch the one o'clock car
nt,
nd
I vs
safely, Germany Entertaining in re-
turn the confident hope that the
American government will sec that
these ships do not carry contraband;
such ships to be provided with dis-
tinguished marks and their arrival
announced a reaonable time in ad-
vance. The same privilege is extend-
ed to a reasonable number of neutral
passenger ships under the American
flag and should the number of ships
thus available for passenger service
prove inadequate, Germany is willing
to permit American to place four
hostile passenger steamers under the
American flag to ply between North
America and Europe under the same
conditions.*
By the United Press.
WINDSOR, Vt., July 10.—Presi-
dent Wilson's hasn't received the Ger-
man text yet; He had to wait for the
noon train for Boston to arrive to
bring him a newspaper copy.
start promptly at two o'clock.
SUNDAY IS
INTERUBAN
ANNIVERSARY
ONE YEAR AGO TOMORROW,
FIRST CAR RAN TO FT. SILL;
COMPANY PLEASED.
KILL CONDUCTOR
EXPRESS
days has made work in the heavy
serges a burden and, by common
consent, the change was made to
Palm Beach.
Policeman Van Zandt says: "I can
now run the automobile witiiout a tail
light, for four blocks without over-
heating my physical motor."
Hui ^iker & Sons fitted the force
out of stock, and he sayB comc in and
f*)l (Tito o-e of our palm be-'-h
suits—choice of any palm beach in
the house, all colors, during our Stock
Reducing Sale—$6.48, (Adv.)
J.C. GIRSON DIES
OF PRALYSIS
the public highways of the state.
• ARTICLE VI.
w .MISCELLANEOUS.
Section 1. (Condemnation.) The
Board of County Commissioners may
oper, establish or condemn for roads
on section lines and may vacate, alter,
widen, change or lay out other new
roads according to the following pro
cedure:
(a) Action to locale, alter, or va-
cate a road may be upon a petition to
the county commissioners 'signed by
at least twelve freeholders residing in
SLAVS HAVE TAKEN OFFEN-
SIVE ALONG ENTIRE LINE;
15,000 CAPTURED.
ANOTHER ONE IS SUNK
l^inrion Evening Paper* Print
nu'i Note With Caustic
Introductory.
By the United Press.
PETROGRAD, July 10.—The Aus-
tro-German advance on Lublin is not
only halted but Slavs have taken the
offensive along a wide front. They are
driving Mackensen back. It is claim-
ed that fifteen thousand Austro-Ger-
mans were captured in one village
alone.
The Austrian attacks in Galicia
have ceased.
By the Unitad Press.
ROME, July 10.—The Italians are
stubbornly trying to wreck the de-
fenses around Goritz. The airmen ure
busy too; the king superintends sev-
eral night attacks.
Platzwise Fort is under heavy fire.
By the United Press.
LONDON, July 10.—One is killed
as the steamer Elsmere is submarin-
ed.
By the United Press.
LONDON, July 10.—The evening
capers print the German note with a
caustic Introductory comments.
By the United Press.
SOFIA, July 10.—It is reported
that the Turks have sent envoys to
the vicinity of the road affected. One ^r-v to m ke peace with the allies,
or more of said petitioners must exe-! Whether there is any facts for this
By the United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10.—
Secretary Lansing intends to go to
Cornish to confer over the note
By the United Press.
GRETNAVILLE, Ala., July 10.—
Four masked bandits killed conductor
McRae, of the New York, New Or-
leans Limited on the Louisville-
Nashville section of the road.
They ran the engine and express
cars ahead, rifled them and then
turned the engine wild.
In New Orleans it is reported that
they got two hundred dollars. A pos-
se' set out immediately after them.
It was found later that the con-
ductor had died of natural causes,
possibly heart failure due to his
fright, as he was found dead in his
chair in the car. At first it was
thought that the bandits had killed
him.
Five suspects are held. A New
Orleans passenger says that two hun-
dred thousand, at least, were obtain-
ed. One paper says that there was a
Tomorrow, Sunday, July 11th, is the
anniversary of the opening of the
Lawton Railway and Lighting com-
pany's interurban railway to Fort ^ ^
Sill, marking an important event fot, ha"lf"m"ill'i'oA^orTTh'e Train," much""of
both Lawton and Fort Sill.
It was a year ago Sunday that s
regular schedule started which open
as ed a regular service.
soon as it is received and decoded. | The road has done a good business
Officials are not talking yet, they hint j from the start and those interested
that it is not satisfactory and that the are thoroughly satisfied with the in-
* -ituation is full of dynamite. i vestment, and the business done has
Some of those who are best posted,' met their expectations.
do not think that there will be a j The facilities will soon be in-
break in diplomatic negotiations, but i creased and the physical condition of
the fact remains that the Lusitania the road will be bettered. The road be-
| which was consigned to the Federal
I Reserve Branch.
By the United Press.
LOUISVILLE, July 10.—L. and N.
reports show that the mail clerks
were bound, then thrown into the
road bed. The bandits got packages of
currency consigned to the Hbuston,
Texas, bank.
case has been dodged altogether.
Mrs. E. F. Krauss, who was taken
to the Southwestern Hospital Thurs-
day, to be operated on, is reported as . flattering,
doing nicely.
ing new, the heavy rains this season,
made it hard to keep up. The better
business conditons prevailing, and the
prospects for a fine business are very
B. R. Stevens and his associates are
j very much pleased with the success
FOR SALE—A 191.r> Harley-David and are setting ready for betterments
son motorcycle. It is a 3 speed, and genera! improvements in the line,
twin, right up to date machine. Will j This llnejta? been great for both Law-
take part on time. P. S. McMullen, In
diahoma, Okla. 7-10 3tp ciated
J. C. Gibson, who has been here vis-
iting his brother, Perry Gibson, of
1009 Summit avenue, died last night
at half after two o'clock from the ef-
fects of a stroke of paralysis, which
he had two weeks ago. Mr. Gibson had
the paralysis at Walter, while he was
on his way to Lawton* to visit, coming
from his home 4t Bay City, Texas.
Mr. Gibson was seventy-three years
old. He leaves five sons and one
daughter, living in different parts of
Texas and Oklahoma. The body was
prepared for shipment by the St.
Clair Undertaking company, and it
will be sent today t,o Collinsville,
Texas, where the funeral services will
be held.
DEATON STILL
J. E. Deaton, who lives southwest
of town, and was injured Wednesday
morning, when a horse he was driving
became frightened at a passing auto-
mobile and ranaway, throwing him
from the wagon and dragging him
several yards, is reported as gradu-
ally growing worse. He was rendered
unconscious by the fall and since
that time has not regained conscious
ness. Slight hope is held for
covery.
FIVE FIREMEN
OVERCOME IN BLAZE
OR. HUBBARD OPENS
OPTOMETRIC OFFICE
cute a bond, payable to the county, I
auctioned to pay the costs of pro |
ceeaings if the petition be not grant-
ed. Said petition shall show clearly
the location and terminals of the road
and shall be promptly considered by
the county commissioners if in pro-
per form. But if they conclude upon
investigation, that the road applied
for is unnecessary and impractical,
then no further proceedings shall be
had, and the bond of the petitioners
shall be liable for any costs accrued.
Due legal notice to the public for
twenty days by advertisement in the
official county paper shall be given,
setting forth facts and the date when
hearing will be held and the petition
acted upon. A record of said proceed
ings shall be made by the co'tnty
clerk. One of the petitioners musi
give at It-1 -I si* days' notice in writ-
ing to the owner or his legal repre-
sentative (if within the county)
through whose land the proposed
road goes, and copies of such notice,
duly served, must be filed with the
county clerk before the proceedings
are complete.
Section 2. (Boundary Bridges.)
Whenever public convenience justly
demands it and the need thereof shall
be appropriately signified, as herein
provided, then the county commis-
sioners must proceed a follows with
respect to inter-county bridges across
streams serving in whole or in part
a boundary between the counties:
After the presentation in the case of
a bridge to cost not over one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00). a petition signed
by at least" fifty taxpayers of each
county; to cost from one thousand
dollars (S 1.000.00) to ten thousand
his re-1 dollars ($10,000.00), by seventy-five
taxpaying signers in each county; to
cost more than ten thousand dol-
lars ($10,000.00) by one hundred tax-
paying signers in each county to the
county commissioners, they may with-
in one year proceed to act and con-
struct such bridge if such levy as may
be required for this purpose may be
made within the constitutional limita-
tions as to tax levies; and such pe-
titions or actions, at whatever stage,
shall bind and have equal force with
I ton and Fort Sill and ie much appre-
By the United Press.
CHICAGO, July 10.—Five firemen street, is now ready for customers,
were overcome in a five hour fight in ' He has a neatly furnished office and is
a drug store fire near the Palmer j in position to do first class work,
house. There were many small ex | Dr. Hubbard is a genial gentleman
plosions due to drugs. , and we welcome him to Lawton.
Dr. B. R. Hubbard, optometrist,
who has recently come here from
Hugo, Okla., and who has been busy
getting his office ready at 312 Fourth j the successors in office to those com-
missioners originally receiving it. The
cost of such bridge shall be apportion.
ed between the counties upon the bas-
is of their total valuation, unless the
(Continued On Page Seven.)
statement is not verified.
By the United Press.
LONDON, July 10.—While minis-
trial crisis rumors circulate, the cab-
inet meets. It Is probably considering
the preplexing munition problem,
which is said to be causing the re-
ported break.
LARGE LIST
8TH GRADE
GRADUATES
TO BE GIVEN COMMON SCHOOL
DIPLOMAS SOME TIME
NEXT MONTH.
The following is the list of the
eighth grade, or common school
graduates for the past year in Co-
manche county as furnished by Mrs.
Jennette S. Crosby, county superin-
tendent, and who will be graduated
some time during the month of Aug
ust, the exact date to be announced
later;
Clara Armstrong, Faxon; Jewel
Anderson, Meers; Vergie Allison,
Fletcher; Laura Allen, Cache; Ronald
Allen, Cache; Velma Barnhart,
Meers; Ellis Bishop, Lawton; Hay
Black, Lawton R. 1; Fay Bl tk, Law-
ton R. 1; Opal Bowman, lawton R. 2;
Julia Brandon, Lawton R. 2; Dillard
Bell, Elgin R. 2; Minton Baughman,
Geronimo; Ruby Burch, Sterling;
Clifford Bowen, Letitia R. 1; Lorene
Bour, Apache R. 6; Ralph Baker,
Cbnitanooga; Lucile Brereton, Fax-
on; Frank Buckwalij^ Faxon. Herbert
Birdwell, Meers; Laurence Banks,
Cache; George Bell, Lawton R. 2;
Kate Barrett, Elgin; Ethel Cripe,
Lawton R. 2; Grace Cripe, Lawton R.
2; Edna Corwin, Lawton R. 7; Forest
Carson, Cache; Maude Connor,
Cache; Bessie Cable, Fletcher; Flor
ence Catehings, Sterling; Lillian Cas-
(Continued on Page Seven.)
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, TUESDAY' TO
ILSON.
E U.S. FLAG
lis U. P. Carre-
ation Changes
f Reply.
). C, July 12.—
) official text of
| the American
rarfure, as it af-
strengthens the
icials that a most
-elations between
* been reached,
feel the United
i accept the Ger-
e future conduct
on the high seas
•many to disa-
e Lusitania with
it one hundred
view, has
the outcome at
present clearly
to action by the
least another
>unday. Several
to measure fol-
 nd responsible
cur red by the
in framing &
jation firmly,
dll go to Corn-
 y or two to
A'ilscn. He said
stufiy the note
lmunicate with
F, the German
call on See-
the week to
•r he can be of
tation. No en-
tde for a con-
irobably taka
jdnesday.
—The under-
I s a United
it < rermany is
,r
f«t; peat Oer-
ccd under the
the war ends,
g to abandon
is proposal ia
d States ask-
wners willing-
undoubtedly
further says
of Germany
is was lost in
> English. Ha
) shades of
the tone of
12. -Presi-
■ditorial com-
to get public,
the German.
It SUNDAY
ivoen Tjnvton
Fort Sill waa
all fans were
i first game
and the see-
seven inning
in favor <*£
Worth, Tex—
L. J. LATHRAM.
i hird Street I XT™.'Tome. For adulu iad ciiUr.a. 50c jureo out nov
I Common!-
183, A.
k sharp for
the Master
re earnestly
5K;K, W.
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